Niculescu, Zhu - Minnen, Watson
17.05.2024, 11:10, Paris WTA, semifinal, clay
| Niculescu Monica | 2 : 1 (6-0, 5-7, 15-13) |
Minnen Greetje | ||
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97. | Doubles ranking | 662. | ![]() |
| 25. 9. 1987 | Birthdate | 14. 8. 1997 | ||
| 168 cm | Height | 175 cm | ||
| 63 kg | Weight | 68 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
| Zhu Lin | Watson Heather | |||
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570. | Doubles ranking | 319. | ![]() |
| 28. 1. 1994 | Birthdate | 19. 5. 1992 | ||
| 173 cm | Height | 170 cm | ||
| 64 kg | Weight | 64 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
No records for this pair.
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 410/308 | 69/61 | 226/177 | 70/36 | 39/30 | 6/4 |
| 2025 | 8/18 | 0/4 | 8/13 | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2024 | 26/22 | 8/6 | 15/15 | 3/0 | - | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 28/24 | 7/6 | 11/13 | 6/2 | 3/2 | 1/1 |
| 2022 | 24/21 | 6/4 | 7/9 | 6/5 | 4/3 | 1/0 |
| 2021 | 29/16 | 2/3 | 10/8 | 12/4 | 5/1 | - |
| 2020 | 11/7 | 6/4 | 4/2 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2019 | 21/12 | - | 14/8 | 1/1 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2018 | 12/12 | - | 9/8 | 1/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2017 | 24/17 | 1/2 | 10/10 | 7/2 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2016 | 33/14 | 3/2 | 26/9 | 4/2 | 0/1 | - |
| 2015 | 28/18 | 1/3 | 16/11 | 8/1 | 2/3 | 1/0 |
| 2014 | 28/16 | 3/2 | 16/9 | 6/3 | 2/2 | 1/0 |
| 2013 | 13/17 | 4/3 | 6/9 | 0/3 | 3/2 | - |
| 2012 | 28/18 | 4/5 | 17/10 | 5/1 | 2/2 | - |
| 2011 | 16/20 | 4/4 | 10/13 | 1/1 | 1/2 | - |
| 2010 | 28/18 | 7/5 | 17/10 | 3/2 | 1/1 | - |
| 2009 | 27/20 | 7/3 | 15/13 | 3/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2008 | 19/16 | 3/3 | 11/7 | 3/3 | 2/3 | - |
| 2007 | 7/2 | 3/2 | 4/0 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 124/143 | 16/12 | 90/105 | 6/8 | 11/17 | 1/1 |
| 2025 | 3/6 | - | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | - |
| 2024 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 2/3 | - | 0/2 | 1/1 |
| 2023 | 9/14 | 0/1 | 6/10 | - | 3/3 | - |
| 2022 | 16/12 | 1/1 | 12/9 | 2/1 | 1/1 | - |
| 2021 | 3/7 | - | 3/5 | - | 0/2 | - |
| 2020 | 1/5 | - | 1/5 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 14/8 | 0/1 | 9/6 | - | 5/1 | - |
| 2018 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 3/5 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 11/12 | 1/1 | 9/7 | 0/2 | 1/2 | - |
| 2016 | 24/22 | 1/1 | 22/18 | - | 1/3 | - |
| 2015 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 5/6 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2014 | 21/18 | 11/2 | 8/14 | 2/2 | - | - |
| 2013 | 7/12 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 1/2 | 0/1 | - |
| 2012 | 2/5 | - | 2/5 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 108/89 | 30/24 | 35/41 | 31/12 | 11/11 | 1/1 |
| 2025 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/0 | - | 1/1 | - |
| 2024 | 8/8 | 1/2 | 4/4 | - | 3/2 | - |
| 2023 | 26/9 | 7/2 | 2/3 | 13/1 | 4/2 | 0/1 |
| 2022 | 11/14 | 3/2 | 5/6 | 2/3 | 1/3 | - |
| 2021 | 16/12 | 3/3 | 5/5 | 7/2 | 1/2 | - |
| 2020 | 8/9 | 6/4 | 0/3 | 1/2 | - | 1/0 |
| 2019 | 12/10 | 2/2 | 8/6 | 1/1 | 1/1 | - |
| 2018 | 11/6 | 3/2 | 4/4 | 4/0 | - | - |
| 2016 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2015 | 8/8 | 3/2 | 2/4 | 3/2 | - | - |
| 2014 | 0/2 | 0/2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 164/176 | 18/23 | 89/93 | 25/16 | 31/41 | 1/3 |
| 2025 | 3/10 | - | 2/6 | 1/1 | 0/3 | - |
| 2024 | 16/15 | 5/6 | 9/7 | - | 2/1 | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 21/15 | 1/1 | 13/8 | 3/2 | 4/4 | - |
| 2022 | 10/11 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 1/1 | 3/2 | - |
| 2021 | 6/11 | 0/1 | 4/7 | - | 2/3 | - |
| 2020 | 4/5 | 0/1 | 4/3 | - | - | 0/1 |
| 2019 | 13/13 | 0/1 | 7/7 | 3/1 | 3/4 | - |
| 2018 | 18/13 | 3/2 | 9/6 | 0/1 | 6/3 | 0/1 |
| 2017 | 8/12 | 4/2 | 1/6 | - | 3/4 | - |
| 2016 | 13/14 | 0/1 | 8/9 | 1/1 | 4/3 | - |
| 2015 | 6/11 | 0/2 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 2/1 | - |
| 2014 | 11/10 | 2/2 | 5/6 | 4/0 | 0/2 | - |
| 2013 | 9/15 | 0/1 | 5/9 | 4/3 | 0/2 | - |
| 2012 | 20/11 | 2/1 | 12/4 | 4/2 | 1/4 | 1/0 |
| 2011 | 5/8 | - | 2/2 | 3/3 | 0/3 | - |
| 2010 | 1/2 | - | - | - | 1/2 | - |
Head-to-head: 1 - 0
| Year | Tournament | Match | S | Surface | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paris WTA | Niculescu / Zhu | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | SF | |||
| Minnen / Watson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Betting odds
| Niculescu Monica Zhu Lin |
Minnen Greetje Watson Heather |
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| 1xBet | 1.87
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1.87
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| bet-at-home | 1.85
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1.85
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| bet365 | 1.83 |
1.83 |
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| Betfair | 1.95
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1.90
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| Betsafe | 1.85 |
1.85 |
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| Betsson | 1.85 |
1.85 |
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| Betway | 1.80
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1.90
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| bwin | 1.85 |
1.85 |
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| Coral | 1.85 |
1.85 |
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| Interwetten | 1.85
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1.85
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| Ladbrokes | 1.85 |
1.85 |
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| William Hill | 1.83 |
1.83 |
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| Average odds | 1.85 |
1.86 |
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| Over/Under 2.5 sets | |||
| Total | Over | Under | |
| bet-at-home | 2.5 | 2.18 |
1.59 |
| Average odds | 2.5 | 2.18 |
1.59 |
| Asian Handicap -1.5 sets | ||||||||||||
| Handicap | Niculescu Monica Zhu Lin |
Minnen Greetje Watson Heather |
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| bet-at-home | -1.5 | 2.80
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1.33 |
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| Average odds | -1.5 | 2.80 |
1.33 |
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| Asian Handicap 1.5 set | ||||||||||||
| Handicap | Niculescu Monica Zhu Lin |
Minnen Greetje Watson Heather |
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| bet-at-home | 1.5 | 1.45 |
2.60 |
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| Average odds | 1.5 | 0 |
0 |
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| Correct Score 2:0 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| bet-at-home | 2:0 | 3.00
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| bet365 | 2:0 | 3.25 |
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| Betway | 2:0 | 3.20
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| bwin | 2:0 | 2.95 |
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| Coral | 2:0 | 2.90 |
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| Ladbrokes | 2:0 | 2.90 |
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| William Hill | 2:0 | 2.90 |
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| Average odds | 2:0 | 3.01 |
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| Correct Score 2:1 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| bet-at-home | 2:1 | 4.15
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| bet365 | 2:1 | 4.00 |
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| Betway | 2:1 | 3.80 |
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| bwin | 2:1 | 4.33 |
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| Coral | 2:1 | 4.20 |
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| Ladbrokes | 2:1 | 4.20 |
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| William Hill | 2:1 | 4.50 |
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| Average odds | 2:1 | 4.17 |
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| Correct Score 0:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| bet-at-home | 0:2 | 3.05
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| bet365 | 0:2 | 3.25 |
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| Betway | 0:2 | 3.25
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| bwin | 0:2 | 2.95 |
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| Coral | 0:2 | 2.90 |
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| Ladbrokes | 0:2 | 2.90 |
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| William Hill | 0:2 | 3.00 |
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| Average odds | 0:2 | 3.04 |
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| Correct Score 1:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| bet-at-home | 1:2 | 4.15
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| bet365 | 1:2 | 4.00 |
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| Betway | 1:2 | 3.75 |
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| bwin | 1:2 | 4.33 |
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| Coral | 1:2 | 4.20 |
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| Ladbrokes | 1:2 | 4.20 |
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| William Hill | 1:2 | 4.50 |
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| Average odds | 1:2 | 4.16 |
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Latest matches
| Paris WTA, F, 18.05.2024 | ||
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| Paris WTA, SF, 17.05.2024 | ||
| Nicul / Zhu - Minne / Watso | 2:1 | |
| Paris WTA, QF, 16.05.2024 | ||
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